I don’t promote my own messages or sermons on my blog. It just feels awkward. However, this past Sunday, I shared a story of hate and murder that consumed my heart for almost two years. God freed me and gave me the power to forgive the person that had wounded me. Whether you are having […]
Only God Can Get the Glory
I hate preparing a budget. It’s not fun at all. Especially when you have to look at the reality of how much it costs to run a church and the reality of how much money actually comes in to the church; and then there’s the balancing act of budget requests. I never really liked it […]
Why We Don’t Beg People to Stay
I have a firm rule as a pastor. I DO NOT beg (or ask) people to stay at New Passion. I’ve always had my reasons why, but this verse, though simple, is very profound, I couldn’t have said it better myself… These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they […]
Confessions about the Chaos
I was 5 seconds from confessing that I made a mistake in the way we did our stripped service today at New Passion. But….I can’t confess making a mistake by being obedient to what I felt like God wanted us to do. I felt God wanted us to do service the way we did service, […]
Help Metro Ministries Win a New Roof!!!
I would like to introduce you to a church and ministry in the inner-city of West Baltimore. Their name is Charm City Church and their pastor is Mike Kemper. You won’t find him on Facebook or Twitter but the church does have a website (charmcitychurch.org). The church cannot support Mike full-time so he works a […]